Bibliograph

Type

Label

The house on Mango Street, Sandra Cisneros

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Intended audience

870, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The house on Mango Street

Oclc number

22626478

Responsibility statement

Sandra Cisneros

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 4.5.Reading Counts!, 5.6.Accelerated Reader AR, UG, 4.5, 3.0, 20914.Reading Counts RC, 6-8, 5.6, 5, Quiz: 14293, Guided reading level: W.Accelerated Reader, UG, 4.5, 3, 3, 20914

Summary

The story of a young girl growing up in the Hispanic quarter of Chicago. Capturing her thoughts and emotions in poems and stories, she is able to rise above hopelessness and create a quiet space for herself in the midst of her oppressive surroundings

Table Of Contents

The house on Mango Street -- Hairs -- Boys & girls -- My name -- Cathy queen of cats -- Our good day -- Laughter -- Gil's furniture bought & sold -- Meme Ortiz -- Louie, his cousin & his other cousin -- Marin -- Those who don't -- There was an old woman she had so many children she didn't know what to do -- Alicia who sees mice -- Darius & the clouds -- And some more -- The family of little feet -- A rice sandwich -- Chanclas -- Hips -- The first job -- Papa who wakes up tired in the dark -- Born bad -- Elenita, cards, palm, water -- Geraldo no last name -- Edna's Ruthie -- The Earl of Tennessee -- Sire -- Four skinny trees -- No speak English -- Rafaela who drinks coconut & papaya juice on Tuesdays -- Sally -- Minerva writes poems -- Bums in the attic -- Beautiful & cruel -- A smart cookie -- What Sally said -- The monkey garden -- Red clowns -- Linoleum roses -- The three sisters -- Alicia & I talking on Edna's steps -- A house of my own -- Mango says goodbye sometimes

Target audience

juvenile

Classification